Love Found in a Missing Persons Case

By:GSRSmackedHiphuggers

7: Save Me

The phone line went dead in the middle of Eric's sentence. Calleigh looked at the phone lying on the floor.

"Eric...Eric? ERIC!" Calleigh screamed while tears poured down her face,"Save me!"

Back on the other line...

"Calleigh...Calleigh? Calleigh stay with me," Eric said, while Frank and Wolfe looked at him.

Eric looked at Horatio who was staring at the road.

"Eric, I would look at you funny, but I'm driving," Horatio said, staring at the road.

"Eric, man, I didn't know," Wolfe said, leaning forward while getting pulled back by Frank.

"I don't see how you could," Eric said, slouching down in the seat.

Ten minutes away...

Calleigh was crunched as close as she could to the seat of the car.

"Eric, if you can hear me, I absolutely l..." Calleigh didn't finish the sentence because she saw a big Hummer pull up. Eric and Horatio hopped out. Horatio tossed the keys to Eric as he bolted to the car.

"ERIC!" Calleigh screamed, tears flowing down her face.

"Calleigh," Eric said, unlocking the door, "I'm so glad your safe now."

Eric grabbed Calleigh in his arms and pulled her out of the car. He took a pocket knife and cut the curtains off her body. Calleigh grabbed Eric and pulled him into a hug.

"Eric, I was so scared without you," she whispered as she held him tighter. Horatio smiled at the two of his team members, so happy to see each other.

"Calleigh, I missed you so much, and was terrified when we figured out you were missing," Eric said, backing up from the hug and brushed the hair and tears from her face.

"Eric, what did you want to tell me?" Calleigh asked, staring him straight in the face.

"Calleigh, I..." Eric said, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath,"...love you."

Calleigh hugged him again. "I love you too" she whispered softly.

"Horatio, are you crying?" Wolfe said, staring at his ex-boss.

"I am so happy to see them happy," Horatio said, wiping a tear from his eye.

"Eric, I see Wolfe, but I don't see Natalia," Calleigh said, staring at Wolfe.

"She's in the hospital," Eric explained, seeing the pain in her eyes.

"She's not in the hospital anymore," Horatio said, walking towards them. He too, got pulled into a hug.

"Where is she?" Calleigh said, as she tightly hugged her boss.

"She's in the morgue, honey," Horatio said, sadly holding the CSI.

Horatio felt the blonde let go slowly, as if she had been shot. She slumped down.

"What's wrong, sweetheart?" Eric said, as Calleigh tried to stand, but failed to stand properly.

"She died because of me," she cried. She held Eric tight as tears fell fast.

"No. She died trying to escape the law," Horatio said, trying to look her in the face.

At that moment Eric and Horatio's hearts just broke as Calleigh, the one girl CSI who could kick anyone's ass, was crying so much you could see through Eric's shirt. As the tears fell from her eyes, the more they felt worse. Soon Eric was crying too. Horatio could see Eric hurting to see her cry like that. He cried too. Calleigh finally ran out of tears and was carried to the car by Eric. They sat in the back with Wolfe, who was afraid to look Calleigh in the face.

They got to the Crime Lab where Calleigh, unable to walk, was carried in by Eric. She got hugs by everyone and Wolfe got fired and sentenced to 3 years in jail for kidnapping, reckless driving and attempted murder. As for Natalia, you know what happened. Horatio didn't tell the board about Calleigh and Eric's in work relationship. Calleigh is still scarred for life, but it will be a lot easier with Eric helping her every step of the way. She also returned to work, after a week of recovering, to find a big surprise party. Balloons fell, Streamers swung and as for Eric and Calleigh, they kissed.

The End

GSH...OMG! It's the end! I hope you liked my story and I'm so glad for all those reviews...you can find some of my other stories too...bye now.